In the heart of Chennai, a revolutionary aerospace startup, Agnikul Cosmos, is redefining India's presence in the private space sector. Founded in 2017 by Srinath Ravichandran, Moin SPM, Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy, and Janardhana Raju, Agnikul operates from the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development at IIT Madras.  Their mission: to develop small-lift launch vehicles, with their flagship being the Agnibaan rocket, tailored to deliver micro and nanosatelli

In a world where the race to space is accelerating rapidly, one Indian startup is quietly but powerfully changing the course of in-space mobility—with sustainability at its core. Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based aerospace firm, is leading India’s private space tech revolution by developing cutting-edge, eco-friendly propulsion systems that are transforming how satellites move and operate in space.

When you think of AI giants, your mind likely goes west—Silicon Valley, OpenAI, Google DeepMind. But Bhavish Aggarwal, the powerhouse behind Ola and Ola Electric, wants to flip that narrative. Enter Krutrim—India’s bold answer to global AI dominance. Launched in December 2023, Krutrim (Sanskrit for “artificial”) is more than a startup—it’s a movement toward digital sovereignty, crafted with the ambition of building an India-first, India-fast AI ecosystem.

Every year, the number of satellites and spacecraft in Earth’s orbit increases rapidly. While that’s a good sign for technological advancement, it also creates a silent but serious problem: space debris. And that’s exactly the challenge that Digantara Aerospace, a startup founded by three young Indian visionaries, has taken up—to protect space for future generations.

In a world grappling with climate change, unpredictable weather, and environmental degradation, one Indian space startup is rising — quite literally — to give Earth a closer, clearer look. Meet Pixxel. Born in Bengaluru in 2019, founded by two visionary students — Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal — Pixxel isn’t just aiming for the stars. It’s building a constellation of satellites to scan our planet in ways never done before.

In a world where space once belonged only to government giants like ISRO and NASA, two engineers dared to dream differently — and they’re now rewriting India’s space story, one rocket at a time. Meet Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based startup that has gone from a wild idea to a national milestone — becoming the first private Indian company to launch a rocket into space. And this? This is just the beginning.